| ▲ | maerF0x0 4 hours ago | |
> They know the best-reviewed, least-returned, best-priced model That's assuming two things -- user desires and valuation models are identical (they're not, even within a single product view) and that the state of products is static -- Once a product is best there cannot be a new best in the future. You have to have buyers try new products, some of them disappointed, to plot the shape of what is best or worst. Charging companies a fee means they have to be really sure/serious that what they have to offer is market satisfying (else they're wasting their money). What we really need is for consumers to stop being so short term thinking and buying the cheapest item (on BNPL no less) and for Amazon to be held accountable for how they penalize people who legitimately compete with them (imo an anti-trust issue). | ||